Montreal hosted its first-ever climate week from September 8–13, organized by two Concordia University alumni, Juliette Champoux-Pellegrin and Gabriela Lopes. The week-long festival featured over 125 events hosted by communities, researchers and businesses across the city.

Concordia student and theatre actress Courtney Crawford is on a roll between stage productions. Her adoration for Montreal’s independent theatre scene and the community that supports it keeps her coming back. Especially when “the love of the game is really musical theatre.”

No Diploma Records is an up-and-coming Montreal independent record label. From sets at IglooFest to Piknic Elektronik, founder Benoit Brûlé and DJ/producer Teo2K are the masterminds behind this home-grown and accessible collective. Read the story here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/no-d...

Andrée-Anne Barbeau, Geneviève Tardif and Katherine Harvey-Pinard open up about being women in sports journalism. A rare opportunity to get to know their journeys, the challenges they’ve faced and their advice for the next generation. Read the story here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/bein...

Just hours before a violent police crackdown on protesters and press in downtown Montreal, the city’s top police leadership ignored questions about systemic police brutality, the Montréal-Nord scandal and mounting surveillance at their 2025 public annual review.

As the Québec provincial elections approach, the housing issue is becoming even evermore relevant for students and young voters. Every political party is proposing a different approach, and in this article, we’ve reviewed and analyzed the major policies promised by each leader.

Ahead of the upcoming provincial election, parties propose competing approaches to immigration related to international students and temporary workers. This begs the question: what would make a good immigration platform? Read @maruca27.bsky.social's article here: theconcordian.com/2026/09/queb...

In February, Quebec’s energy utility asked the province to raise rates for data centres consuming over 5 MW. Eight months later, no decision has been made. Meanwhile, Hydro-Quebec warns that energy supplies are already strained, and the province is operating with no surplus.

The Montreal police have contracted with ubiquitous phone hacking and mobile forensics company Cellebrite since 2013, as well as competitors Grayshift and Magnet Forensics since 2014, public records show. The agency spent over $3.4M on the spyware, including software licenses, training and devices.

The Artemis II crew sat down with the Montreal community to talk about the awe-striking memories they brought back from their historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, while also emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation and forging new frontiers. #Artemis #moonjoy #NASA #space #Montreal

Carney ended his speech today at the Liberal Party convention in Montreal talking about the flight full of Americans that was redirected to Gander, Newfoundland and welcomed by Canadians on 9/11.

"Canada's founding insight is that unity does not require uniformity." Carney talks about building a just society anchored in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms with “the right to choose,” allowing people to “believe what you want to believe,” and “love who you want to love.”

"The days of Canada's military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over." "We have struck twenty new economic and security partnerships on four continents in just a year. We are on track to double our non-U.S. exports over the next decade." #Lib2026

Mark Carney to the Liberal Convention in Montreal: "Many of our former strengths, which were based on our close ties with the United States, have become our weaknesses." "The foundations of the international order [...] are crumbling." Follow our live coverage: @theconcordian.bsky.social

Prime Minister Mark Carney is introduced onto the stage by his wife, Diana Carney, to deliver the closing speech at the @LiberalCA convention, under the cheers and applause of a Montreal convention hall packed with Liberal Party members.

The 2026 Liberal Party open policy process rejected the the policy resolution restricting the use of the notwithstanding clause. With opposition from Quebec Lieutenant Joël Lightbound. This would allow the federal government to strike down provincial legislation like Bill 21 in Quebec. #Lib2026

2026 Liberal Party Open Policy Process: Policy 24360 PASSED Restricting Access to AI and Chatbots for Children and Teens. This policy was contested and supported by young people bringing examples for an against.

@evansolomon.bsky.social, minister of AI and digital innovation, introduced Marilyn Gladu, the latest Conservative floorcrosser. “This is a moment for us to unite as Canadians, in the face of unjustified US tariffs,” she said. “That needs serious leadership, and Mark Carney brings that.”

Party members loudly cheered to welcome the party’s three candidates in Monday’s byelections: — Tatiana Auguste (a recent Concordia graduate) in Terrebonne; — Danielle Martin in University—Rosedale; — Doly Begum in Scarborough Southwest.

In her speech at the Liberal Convention, Montreal Mayor and former federal liberal minister @sorayamartinezf.bsky.social highlighted the importance of collaboration between the federal government and major Canadian cities. Sixty per cent of Canadians live in the country’s top 10 metropolitan areas.

The Young Liberals must now vote on their new slate of directors. Two teams are running: New Generation: ngliberal.ca Renaissance: www.ylcrenaissancejlc.ca

The Young Liberals of Canada Commission is currently taking place, with three of the Liberal Party’s youngest MPs — Fares Al Soud, Jake Sawatzky and Amandeep Sodhi — discussing how to improve youth engagement.

The Concordian is at the @liberalca.bsky.social National Convention for the next three days! We’ll be providing you with live updates about what’s going on, what party members and MPs are discussing, and what they’re voting on.

Candidates will have to decipher a riddle hidden in this article. They will then have to record themselves dancing a polka and submit the answer to the riddle as well as a video recording of the dance to The Accordian’s hiring staff supreme manager, whose email is also encoded in this article.

Youth unemployment in Canada has risen to 14 per cent. Entry-level jobs want five years of experience. AI screens your resume before a human sees it. The degree isn’t what it used to be. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...

Lolita is centred around a middle-aged professor who falls in love with his 12-year-old step-daughter. Is reading Lolita only an uncomfortable experience, or does it benefit the reader? theconcordian.com/2026/04/read...

Sex and The Concordian has been a place for myself and others alike to authentically share their thoughts and desires towards the many tribulations of dating in your 20s. One final note from the author. theconcordian.com/2026/04/sex-...

Daredevil: Born Again is currently airing its second season on Disney plus. The series went through a creative overhaul in 2023, in which the writers were replaced to give the show a different creative direction, by connecting it to the original Netflix Daredevil series.

Rory Creelman’s work as a freelance photographer displays their talent for photography. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...

The closure of the colour darkroom in Concordia’s photography department only skims the surface of a recent chain of structural changes across the faculty of fine arts that has stirred discourse and confusion among students and staff. theconcordian.com/2026/04/the-...